Overnight Summer Camps in the Sierra Mountains

Camp Omni is a week-long outdoor residential camp that features science, astronomy, sleeping under the stars, group activities, and quests. All sessions are sleep-away experiences and include an educational adventure shaped by fun and friends, with...

Camp Augusta offers a resident camp program and a shorter Mini Camp session. The resident camp can be one or two weeks long, and the Mini Camp runs for 3 days and 2 nights. Camp Augusta supports over 150 different program areas and offers more than...

Gold Arrow Camp offers activities such as wake boarding, horseback riding, and rock climbing. Campers live in rustic conditions and take part in these activities at this traditional summer camp. • Ages: 6–14 years old Gold Arrow Camp has been a...

Camp Wawona is a program that focuses on summer camp for kids, outdoor education, conference convocations, church retreats, family reunions, and personal quiet getaways in nature. It encourages young people to connect with their natural surroundings...

Camp Krem Yosemite Summer Camp offers a Main Camp program where campers share cabins with their counselors and sleep in bunk beds. Campers take part in a wide range of fun and engaging activities. The Travel Camp program offers the experience of...

Mountain Meadow Ranch Summer Camp is a third generation family owned and operated camp that has been providing the Magic of Summer Camp since 1956. The camp keeps enrollment small at around 120 campers and emphasizes an unplugged, mindful experience...

Discovery ChalleNGe Academy (Discovery Youth ChalleNGe Program) is a 22-week residential, quasi-military style alternative education program where students, called Cadets, take part in workshops and skills training in areas such as coping...

Camp Gold Hollow Programs include swimming, archery, canoeing, and campfires. The programs include Overnight Summer Camp, Day Camp, a Counselor-in-Training program, Family Camps, WoHeLo Family Camp, and Alumni Events. Overnight Summer Camp includes...

Shady Creek Outdoor School and Event Center is a residential environmental science camp where students take part in creek ecology, forest ecology, geology, avian ecology, and native cultures activities. The program also includes sensory awareness...

Junior Guides Raft Camp is a 3-day family program that includes whitewater rafting, overnight camping, and camp-wide festivities. Kids take part in activities such as a scavenger hunt and skit night, and 4th graders can join History Tours of the...

Camp Jack Hazard offers traditional summer camp activities such as campfires, skits, songs, games, theme days, and camp dances. The program also includes Adventure programs, Arts and Crafts, a High and Low Challenge Course, Nature programs, and...

Young Life Woodleaf is a resort-quality camp and retreat center that offers fun activities and uses excellent facilities among the tall trees of Northern California. The program takes place at Young Life’s Woodleaf, which is owned and operated by...

Jameson Ranch Camp has been screen-free and technology-free since 1934 — not as a policy, but as a philosophy. Set on a historic working ranch in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Glennville, California, JRC is a two-week residential summer program...

CampCare Nevada includes daily activities such as arts and crafts, performing arts, sports and recreation, conservation projects, swimming, waterfront activities, safety and wildlife sessions, and history-focused activities. Campers move through...

LV Sun Summer Camp includes activities such as campfires, horseback riding, archery, ropes courses, canoeing and kayaking, and hiking. The program is part of the broader work of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. • Schedule: On average, a...

Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy is a military-based training program that includes activities in Life Coping Skills, Service to the Community, Academic Excellence, Physical Fitness, Health and Hygiene, Responsible Citizenship, Job Skills, and...

Skylake Yosemite Camp offers a traditional sleepaway summer camp experience with daily Yosemite National Park day trips, weekly backpack trips, and a wide range of in-camp activities. Campers take part in waterfront activities such as swimming,...

Montecito Sequoia Lodge Summer Family Camp offers all-inclusive family camp sessions that include activities such as archery, riflery, arts and crafts, photography, swimming, horse riding, hiking, biking, mountain biking, rock climbing, art, yoga,...

Camp Wamp offers a variety of activities for children, including fishing, canoeing, singing around the campfire, hiking, and participating in survival challenges. The camp is located near North Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras, providing a scenic...